as in panel
a select group of persons assigned to consider or take action on some matter
a committee in charge of planning the organization's annual Christmas party
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Recent Examples of committee
Mthethwa also served in the nation’s parliament and sat on the board of directors for the 2010 FIFA World Cup local organizing committee.
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Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
Eusexua also is poised to be awards bait in a year when Swift is not competing, and saccharine pop doesn’t always impress the Grammys’ industry voters who choose nominees by committee.
—Shirley Halperin, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
Notre Dame is at the mercy of the committee no matter what.
—David Ubben, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Congressional committee hears from victims’ families, experts Monday’s hearing also featured testimony from the families of other victims of violent crime.
—Mary Ramsey
updated September 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
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Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
Eusexua also is poised to be awards bait in a year when Swift is not competing, and saccharine pop doesn’t always impress the Grammys’ industry voters who choose nominees by committee.
—Shirley Halperin, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
Notre Dame is at the mercy of the committee no matter what.
—David Ubben, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Congressional committee hears from victims’ families, experts Monday’s hearing also featured testimony from the families of other victims of violent crime.
—Mary Ramsey
updated September 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for committee
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The Little Rock Board of Directors must confirm Buchanan's reappointment to the panel, which would be for a five-year term that expires in September 2030.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Sep. 2025
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Landau said during opening remarks at a panel discussing asylum and migration reform alongside representatives from Kosovo, Bangladesh, Panama and Liberia.—
Mariam Khan,
ABC News,
25 Sep. 2025
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The commission tabled the item to provide more time for Experience Fayetteville staff to evaluate the worth of the property, the house's annual expenses, a reasonable market-rate rent range and the total cost of repairs to the property paid for by Experience Fayetteville.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Sep. 2025
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However, StyleCaster may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
29 Sep. 2025
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Government shutdowns are a relatively recent phenomenon The appropriations process is notoriously complicated, with each of 12 House and Senate subcommittees required to produce a bill to fund particular areas of the government.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
1 Oct. 2025
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The subcommittee made the recommendation after nearly 20 minutes of discussion.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Committee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/committee. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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